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Connor trading with a merchant in Boston

An economic system refers to the transactions and trade that individuals partake in. Most notably, through interaction with the economy, money can be earned to purchase items such as weapons and equipment from merchants, via the fulfillment of assassination contracts, pickpocketing, hiring thieves, looting treasure chests, or other more legitimate means.

When Ezio arrived in Constantinople, many shops were closed after the Byzantines had captured the Assassin Dens and the surrounding area. By recapturing a Den, Ezio could reopen the shops, banks and faction buildings, and they would remain open even if the Templars reoccupied a Den. However, should the Templars ever do so, there would be an additional 15% tax cost on all items that could be bought.[3]

Ezio could then use the money earned by his share in Constantinople's shops to renovate other cities reclaimed from the Templars, increasing his daily payment of akçe. He could also increase his revenue by purchasing items from book shops, improving the value of the library in Galata headquarters. During his time in the city, he learned to use bombs and began buying them from black market dealers, and received ingredients from his apprentices in other cities, once they had surveyed the region for the Master AssassinPiri Reis.[3]

During the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean, piratecaptain and AssassinEdward Kenway would trade goods such as sugar, rum, wood, metal, and cloth (the latter three of which could be used to upgrade his ship, the Jackdaw) he acquired from captured vessels and floating cargo to harbormasters in return for Spanish Reales. He also commanded a fleet that traded with cities all across the Atlantic.

Achilles showing Homestead's ledger to Connor

The economy of the American colonies in the 18th century were based around the crafting and trading of goods. Connor and Aveline de Grandpré earned money by arranging the transportation of materials and goods. Connor typically obtained many goods by hunting or buying them from the residents of the Davenport Homestead,[5] while Aveline could purchase and resell materials via her family's shipping business.[7]

Profits made through land or naval convoys were determined by where and which merchant or port they traded with, with naval convoys earning more than than those sent to Boston, New York, or the Frontier via land routes.[5][7]

Lance O'Donnell could craft a total of three land convoys, with a maximum capacity of eight items to trade per convoy, and three naval convoys with a maximum capacity of fifteen tradeable items. Liberating forts and undertaking privateer contracts in the Aquila made the trade routes safer, lowering the risk percentage as well as lowering taxes.[5]

For example, the risk of a naval convoy being attacked dropped from 80% to 5% after the Aquila had cleared the route. In the event of the convoy being attacked while on the road, Connor would be notified that it was in danger, and had to defend it himself or send his recruits to do so, otherwise the profits would be lost. There was nothing that could be done if a naval convoy was lost at sea however.[5]

Interior of a general store

Unlike Renaissance Italy, general stores provided all the items Connor needed. He could make money by selling them his hunting spoils, the value and quantity of which depended on how the animal was killed.[5]

Game slain by a single strike of an arrow, poison darts or the Hidden Blade was worth more than spoils slashed or shot by a weapon multiple times, such as firearms, trip mines, and rope darts, which ruined pelts and skins. The Aquila could also be upgraded with purchases made from harbormasters, making the vessel a more formidable force for Connor during privateer contracts.[5]